Subject: |
Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment |
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Effective Date: |
July 17, 2008 |
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Issuance Date: |
September 29, 2008 |
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Cancellation: |
None |
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Purpose: |
The purpose of this action is to require employers to pay
for the personal protective equipment (PPE) provided to
employees, except under specific circumstances. The exception to the final rule includes:
- Nonspecialty safety-toed protective footwear (including steel-toe
shoes or steel-toe boots) and nonspecialty prescription
safety eyewear, provided that the employer permits
these items to be worn off the job site;
- Shoes or boots with built-in metatarsal protection that
an employee has requested to use rather than employer-provided
detachable metatarsal guards;
- Logging boots required by 29 CFR §1910.266(d)(1)(v);
- Everyday clothing, such as long-sleeve, long pants, street shoes, and normal work boots; or
- Ordinary clothing, skin creams or other items used solely for
protection from the weather, such as winter coats,
jackets, gloves, parkas, rubber boots, hats, raincoats, ordinary sunglasses, and sun cream.
The final rule does not require employers to provide PPE where
none has been required before.
(Note: As provided for in State Government Article, § 7-207(a)(3),
Annotated Code of Maryland, the Commissioner of Labor
and Industry, proposed to prospectively incorporate future versions of the standard.)
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Scope: |
MOSH-wide |
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Contact: |
Chief of MOSH Compliance Services
312 Marshall Avenue, Room 602
Laurel, Maryland 20707
(410) 880-4886 x312 |
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By and Under the Authority of: |
Roger Campbell, Assistant Commissioner |